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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100147 C04 I The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout).

Inspection Nr: 125274019

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $5,600.00

Current Penalty: $5,600.00

Issuance Date: 01/26/1998

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 2

Abatement Date: 02/20/1998

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0453710

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**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	02/20/1998	$5,600.00	02/20/1998	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	01/26/1998	$5,600.00	02/20/1998	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: EXPLOSION

North Carolina General Statue 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees condition of employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed: a)explosion hazard: explosive charges were electrically connected to a battery that was neither isolated nor exclusively used for the purpose of firing explosive charges. This battery was in fact a vehicle battery located in the engine compartment of a vehicle less than 4 feet away from the explosive charge. The vehicle used was to be filmed in a simulated explosion/fire sequence of a movie being filmed at a movie set in Wilmington, NC. This is in contrast to industry wide safety practices, and the company's own safety program which prohibit the use of non-isolated batteries. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to use a remote battery, under the control of the special effects team, that could be disconnected from the circuit prior to employees re- entering the blast zone to perform work. REF: "Black Dog Injury Illness Prevention Program", Section 8-24, Paragraph 20. "Power sources for firing pyrotechnic special effects devices shall be restricted to isolated batteries or individually isolated, ungrounded generators used for firing purposes only". REF: "Safety Bulletins Recommended by the Industry Wide Labor- Management Safety Committee", Guide #16, page 16-2, Paragraph 12. "Detonation of explosives must be from a separate DC power source". REF: Screen Actors Guild Safety Bulletins. REF: "Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers" Safety Bulletins, #16, page F-35, Paragraph 20, "Power sources for firing pyrotechnic special effects devices shall be restricted to isolated batteries or individually isolated, ungrounded generators used for firing purposes only".es

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